Airplane! (1980)

S**t Hits the Fan

Randy (Lorna Patterson) despairs that she’ll never be married and Striker (Robert Hays) doubts his ability to land the plane.

Directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker.

Released in 1980 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Pilot
  • character-type: Doctor
  • character-type: Girlfriend
  • character-type: Passenger
  • action: Cry
  • editors-choice: Flashbacks
  • editors-choice: Awkward Moments
  • editors-choice: Hilarious!
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Cult Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Satires
  • mood: Funny
  • primary-occasion: Trips / Getaways
  • secondary-occasion: Airline Flight
  • prop: Fan
  • prop: Drink
  • prop: Syringe
  • setting: Airplane
  • setting: Airport
  • theme: Loneliness
  • theme: Humor
  • theme: Fear
  • actor: Robert Stack
  • actor: Robert Hays
  • actor: Julie Hagerty
  • actor: Lloyd Bridges
  • actor: Lee Bryant
  • actor: Lorna Patterson
  • actor: Stephen Stucker
  • actor: Leslie Nielsen
  • director: Jerry Zucker
  • director: Jim Abrahams
  • director: David Zucker
  • producer: Jim Abrahams
  • producer: Jerry Zucker
  • producer: Hunt Lowry
  • producer: David Zucker
  • producer: Jon Davison
  • producer: Howard W. Koch
  • cinematographer: Joseph F. Biroc
  • composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • editor: Patrick Kennedy
  • costume-designer: Rosanna Norton
  • production-designer: Ward Preston
  • role-name: Rex Kramer
  • role-name: Dr. Rumack
  • role-name: Randy
  • role-name: Mrs. Hammen
  • role-name: McCroskey
  • role-name: Ted Striker
  • role-name: Elaine
  • role-name: Johnny
  • screenwriter: John C. Champion
  • screenwriter: Arthur Hailey
  • screenwriter: Hall Bartlett
  • screenwriter: Jim Abrahams
  • screenwriter: Jerry Zucker
  • screenwriter: David Zucker
  • year: 1980
  • studio: Paramount